Ohio Appellate Counsel

Commentary on cases, decisions, and orders in and from the Ohio Supreme Court and courts of appeals from attorney Jeff Nye. Not affiliated with any court.

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

No life without parole for juveniles

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Today the Court released its long-awaited decision in State v. Moore , which asked whether a juvenile can be sentenced to a term that exceed...

Monday, December 19, 2016

Appellant files brief in State v. Beasley

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This case , discussed briefly when it was accepted on October 5 , relates to what a defendant must do to make a proffer of evidence. Here is...

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Court affirms death penalty

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The Court today affirmed the death penalty imposed on Steven Cepec, who was convicted of the aggravated murder of Frank Munz in 2010. Cepec...

Court issues decisions in two BOR appeals

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I normally don't cover Board of Revision appeals relating to ad valorem taxes. It's a somewhat esoteric area of law, and while many ...

Friday, December 9, 2016

Attorney's fees in contingency cases

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In William E. Weaner & Associates v. 369 West First Street the Second District was asked to reduce a fee award on the grounds that the ...

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Burnham v. Cleveland Clinic - Supreme Court limits prior holding restricting appellate jurisdiction

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Yesterday the Supreme Court issued its decision in Burnham v. Cleveland Clinic , holding 6-1 that an order compelling the production of atto...

Opinions in brief

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Quick summaries of five decisions released by the Supreme Court on December 7 and 8.

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